There’s a pair of very interesting listings individually available on eBay right now. Both are 1979 vintage Kenner ALIEN items. For your consideration is an original box and a loose poster inclusion. No toy is present in either sale and these items are being sold separately for US$250 each.
The B&W poster and instruction sheet was included with the Kenner ALIEN toy when it was originally sold back in the late 70s and early 80s. This sample shows some wrinkles, creases and print wear. It’s still a great item in its own right but at US$250 is definitely a tall order. At least it’s complete, if not perfect.
The same cannot be said for the original box packaging available as a separate listing. Torn, beaten up and showing obvious crush damage, this item is also deficient in other ways. Gone are both window panes that should be present in both the top and front of the box; along with an absence of the red insert card the ALIEN toy would normally have been fastened to when it was new. Three feature components missing from this four decades old package makes it look like it’s survived being struck by a bus and severely reduces the value of this item.
While Kenner ALIEN boxes and posters are highly sought after by collectors, these are both clearly listed at the high end of the pricing scale – especially as neither can make claims regarding being in excellent condition. The poster is good, sure; but that box! Wow! US$25! Nonetheless, empty ALIEN boxes do sell for hundreds of dollars and the seller has included an option for Best Offer. It will sell. It may not sell for the listed price but give it time and someone will purchase it. Incomplete. Battered. Torn. It won’t matter.
-Windebieste.
